Native name ရွှေအုံး Name Shwe Ohn Ethnicity Shan | Nationality Burmese Cause of death Liver cancer | |
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Born 14 March 1923 Nyaungshwe Township, British Burma Died 20 August 2010 (2010-08-21) (aged 87)
Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar Resting place Yayway Cemetery, Yangon | ||
Shan politician u shwe ohn funeral service august 22 2010 rangoon burma
Shwe Ohn was an ethnic Shan politician and co-founder of the Union Democratic Party, which contested the Burmese general election, 2010. He participated in the Panglong Conference and was an advocate for federalism in Burma.
In his final years, he began working on an autobiography, in spite of being diagnosed with liver cancer. The book, entitled Union Traveler, was published in May 2011.
He died from complications of liver cancer at his home in Yangon's Sanchaung Township on 20 August 2010. He was buried at Yayway Cemetery in Yangon.
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